Delivering Better Software Faster: The Importance of Contract Testing

💡To deliver better software faster, we need to evaluate exactly what we will release into production.

🚀Continuous integration and delivery are all about evaluating the software we will release.

🔒To ensure accuracy, we need to work in ways that give us insight into the correctness of our work.

🔗Contract testing allows us to evaluate pieces of a system developed by different teams.

💻By defining clear interfaces and using contract testing, we can test the compatibility of independently deployable units of software.

Why is evaluating software before release important?

—Evaluating software before release helps ensure its correctness and avoid problems in production.

What is the role of continuous integration and delivery?

—Continuous integration and delivery focus on evaluating the software we will release to ensure its quality.

What is contract testing?

—Contract testing involves testing the compatibility of independently deployable units of software.

How can contract testing help with evaluating pieces developed by different teams?

—By defining clear interfaces and running contract tests, we can verify that the pieces work together as expected.

What are the benefits of using contract testing?

—Contract testing allows for more efficient and confident testing of independently deployable units of software.

00:00To deliver better software faster, we need to evaluate exactly what we will release into production and ensure its accuracy.

02:25Continuous integration and delivery are all about evaluating the software we will release and knowing its correctness.

04:29One challenge is evaluating pieces of a system developed by different teams, and contract testing helps address this challenge.

06:57By defining clear interfaces and using contract testing, we can test the compatibility of independently deployable units of software.